Schools at a glance – Want to know more about where your child will be attending school? Check out our two-page feature that outlines enrollment, achievements, clubs and more at each Pickens campus. Pages 10 & 11A.

Mr. Smith reports on climate change – Jasper resident Todd Smith has just returned from Washington D.C. with other concerned citizens to lobby for climate change legislation. Read about his journey on page 2A.

Customer-turned-owner revamps Jasper restaurant – Darrell Downey, the new proprietor at Kelly’s, started eating at the restaurant when it was a two-barstool establishment. Downey purchased the business because he loved the food and had developed a relationship with the staff, but he also brings along an impressive resume, having worked in upper management at J.M. Huber and a $55 million flower bulb business. Downey now operates his patented Ooze Tube company just a few hundred yards from the restaurant, which is now getting a family-friendly makeover form this business guru. Page 3A.